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  1. Scott Danforth

    Oil filter for Volvo Penta 3.0, 1998

    volvo penta buys the same 3.0 liter engine from GM that Mercruiser and OMC did. I know if you google it, you will find hundreds of threads on the same thing. companies like Wix and purolator have application guides and cross reference listings
  2. Scott Danforth

    Is this repairable? Outdrive Chip

    stainless bolted to aluminum? from a galvanic corrosion point of view, no thank you
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Pre-Alpha (MC1) Broken Beyond Repair... Options/Recommendations?

    $250 for 45 minutes worth of work?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Is this repairable? Outdrive Chip

    I would leave it however if it bothers you, take it to any of the following: marina that does weld repair propeller shop fabrication shop radiator shop that is about a 10 minute repair
  5. Scott Danforth

    5.0GL Possible Carb issue

    Check your fuel pressure Read the plugs
  6. Scott Danforth

    Volvo duoprop

    Your props are fine. Buy the washers
  7. Scott Danforth

    Winterizing

    by kit, do you mean some sort of block-buster 2000, or scam-u instant winterizing kit? the best kit you can do with a fresh motor (brand new or newly rebuilt) is install a heat exchanger. (you can not install a heat exchanger on a used motor) if you do not want to go with fresh water cooling...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Holes and the unknowns

    to add to above. all of us have taken a break from our projects (it took me almost 5 years from start to finish)
  9. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat Application Questions

    here is some reading https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/gelcoating-the-whole-boat-down-to-the-waterline.61694/ https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1988-rogue-2420.486013/page-8 https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1998-cruisers-rogue-2420-re-gel-and-interior.703549/ you will need to play with the...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Holes and the unknowns

    if your floor is soft, its rotten. if the floor rotted, the stringers and transom have long ago rotted
  11. Scott Danforth

    Looking for a boat

    I have taken me 19 foot searay in 7 foot seas. Did gave the bow canvase in place as i was stuffing the boat into waves Sometimes all you need is a 10 foot boat, sometimes you need 100 feet
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo duoprop

    Props are rubbing on each other. Are you missing hardware between the props?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Swell, waves, and period

    Waves are swells, until they get to shore and the dip collides with the shore
  14. Scott Danforth

    TB V Questions

    Hey @achris
  15. Scott Danforth

    Swell, waves, and period

    oceans go from flat calm (sea state 0) to 15 foot peaks (sea state 7) very quickly https://www.weather.gov/pqr/beaufort since you are moving. talk to the locals
  16. Scott Danforth

    5.7 Mercruiser Carb Ski inboard Tee on Thermostat housing

    your boat is leaning the side that is higher gets less flow than the side that is lower especially on muffs on the trailer at idle
  17. Scott Danforth

    Service Manual

    only place to buy factory manuals. https://outboardbooks.com/ unless you buy them 2nd hand from ebay.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Small cheap roof for storage?

    from the land of beer and cheese make a PVC A-frame that sits on the fence - zip tie it to the fence. this is to support the tarp to keep the snow off remove the batteries and put inside. put on a maintenance charger once every 2 months place a small box fan in the interior, and hang the...
  19. Scott Danforth

    89’ OMC 4.3L Winterize Question

    easy answer, it doesnt. it appears that you have a rudimentary understanding of how a wax pellet thermostat works and have come to a similar conclusion on your own. usually the only thing that get AF is the exhaust manifolds as the thermostat never opens drain everything like you described...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Carb Recommendations for 5.7L Vortec?

    how long has the holley been sitting? was it run dry of gas? at a minimum, pick up a set of bowl gaskets and metering plate gaskets in case you have to dig into the carb.
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